Closure for head nets



Jah. 20, 1948. v E 2,434,873

CLOSURE FOR HEADNETS Filed Jan; 16, 1946 INVENTOR;

ALBERT H. TESSIER Patented Jan. 20, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICECLOSURE FOR HEAD NETS Albert H. Tessier, Worcester, Mass.

Application January 16, 1946, Serial No. 641,563

2 Claims. (01. 2-4) This invention relates to new and improved closuresfor headnet openings.

Objects of the invention include the provision of headnets particularlyadapted for use in keeping mosquitoes and other insects away from thehead and including an opening in the net, said opening beingparticularly adapted for the mouth to provide for eating, smoking, etc.,while the net is in place over the head, said opening being yieldablymaintained in closed condition by means of a resilient strip detachablysecured in the net at the ends of the opening and resiliently drawingthe material so as to maintain the opening in closed condition, without,however, interfering with easy opening thereof.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. l isa View in elevation showing the complete headnet;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view showing the opening and the manner inwhich the same is maintained in closed condition; and

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the closing means for the headnet opening.

The use of insect-proof headnets, while often necessary, is awkward anddisliked because of the fact that by the nature of the device there canbe no openings for access thereinto, since the netting is of limpmaterial and if an opening is placed in the net, the opening willcontinually sag and remain limply open so that the purpose of the net isdefeated. On the other hand, openings in headnets are desirable so thatone may smoke and eat with the net in place. This invention disclosesmeans for providing an easily opened headnet in which the opening isresiliently closed at all times when not in use.

The headnet shown in Fig. 1 comprises a fabric part ill for location onthe head and preferably including elastic or other cords l2 to maintainthe fabric l away from the head. the fabric in being closely woven ifdesired. The part I 0 has secured thereto, a netted part M which dependsdownwardly and outwardly in the region of the eyes and nose forvisibility and coolness. The part I4 is maintained in distendedcondition by means of a light band It secured thereto.

Depending from the band l6, there is another netted portion I 8 whichconverges downwardly as shown in Fig. 1 and may be provided with strapsfor fastening over buttons to maintain the headnet in place. Just belowthe band Hi there is provided a selvedged opening 22 which will belocated approximately in the region of the mouth of the wearer. It willbe clear that this opening would sag and remain open unless means isprovided for maintaining the same in closed condition.

For this purpose, there is provided a generally straight resilient wirepiece 24 which is shown in Fig. 3, in its normal straight conditionbefore application to the headnet for the purpose of maintaining theopening 22 closed. This resilient wire is provided at each end withhook-like terminations 26. In the application of the wire 24 to the net,the wire is thrust thru the nettin at two spaced point either below orabove the mouth opening, and this will locate and position the wire inthe net. Then the wire is curved and the hooks 28 are thrust thru theends of the selvedge forming the mouth opening 22 in the mannerindicated in Fig. 2, and it will be obvious that the inherent tension ofthe wire 24 stretches the selvedge and thus maintains the limp lips ofthe opening 22 together.

Thi construction does not interfere with use of the opening 22, andfingers, cigars, pipes, etc., may be thrust thru the opening for thepurposes of the wearer without distorting the opening to anyobjectionable extent. Thus it will be seen that the opening 22, whileuseful for its intended purpose is automatically maintained in closedcondition by means of the spring wire 24.

Having thu described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do notwish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than asset forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. A netted head dress comprising a netted inclosure for the head, aslit-like opening therein, and a spring wire of a length greater thanthe opening detachably hooked into the net at the ends of the opening,the wire being located inside the enclosure, and the hooks extendingthrough to the outside thereof.

2. A netted head dress comprising an inclosure for the head, a slit-likeopening therein, a spring wire of a length greater than the opening,hooks at the ends of the wire, the latter being thrust thru the netmaterial, and the hooks being detachably hooked into the net material atthe ends of the opening.

ALBERT H. TESSIER.

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